Forks Of The River Railroad Bridge

Photos 

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Norfolk Southern Railroad Spur over Holston River Railroad spur that serves Forks of the River Industrial Park. Unusual Subdivided Warren through truss, three-span through truss; East Tennessee has mostly single-span through truss river bridges. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 View high-res version

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North side of eastern approach Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 View high-res version

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South side of eastern approach Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 View high-res version

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One of middle river piers Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 View high-res version

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Middle (channel) span Holston River joins the French Broad River in background, Tennessee River flows to nright in picture. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 View high-res version

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North side of western approach Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 View high-res version

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Wide shot of bridge Holston River joins the French Broad River in left background, Tennessee River flows to the right under first span on left. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 View high-res version

Facts 

Overview

Three-span Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Holston River on Norfolk Southern Railway

Location

Knox County, Tennessee

Status

Open to traffic

Inventory number

BH 36879 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 3, 2009: Updated by Harvey Henkelmann
• May 3, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: add current railroad using bridge
• August 3, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed
• July 22, 2008: New photos from Calvin Sneed
• July 18, 2008: Added by Calvin Sneed

Sources 

• Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Bob Davis - bobdaviscfi [at] earthlink [dot] net
• Harvey Henkelmann - harveyhenkelmann [at] earthlink [dot] net

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